Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Welcome

The Barton Child Law and Policy Center promotes and protects the legal rights and interests of children who are involved with the juvenile court, child welfare, and youth justice systems. The Center’s work is directed by Emory Law faculty and performed by law and other graduate students who provide holistic legal representation to youth clients at trial and in administrative proceedings, support appeals to protect the right to family integrity and advance system reform strategies through research, public education, policy development, and legislative advocacy.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Barton Center is to promote and protect the legal rights and interests of children who are involved with the juvenile court, child welfare, and youth justice systems in the state of Georgia. We aim to inspire excellence among professionals and to prepare emerging practitioners for successful and rewarding careers in child advocacy.

The Center achieves its reform objectives through research-based policy development, legislative advocacy, and high-quality legal representation at the trial and appellate levels.

The Barton Child Law and Policy Center promotes and protects the legal rights of children in the juvenile court.
We train the next generation of child advocacy professionals in an interdisciplinary setting.
A multi-disciplinary law office where students learn the range of competencies essential for successful lawyers.
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News from the Barton Center

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Family First: A group of Washington lawyers works to keep infants with their mothers

Emilie Cook is the preventative legal advocacy fellow at Emory University School of Law’s Barton Child Law and Policy Center. In her role, she supports and provides technical assistance to existing and...
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Georgia leading nation in new juvenile lifers

Georgia has seen a 100% increase in its number of juvenile lifers — young people, under 18, sentenced to life without parole — since 2012 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that...
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Juvenile justice advocates want court to overturn Manitowoc County teen’s conviction

A group of juvenile justice advocates from the across the country filed a brief Friday, urging the state Court of Appeals to overturn Damian Hauschultz’s conviction for the death of his cousin,...

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